Meanwhile, national number one men's doubles Koo Kean Keat and Tan Boon Heong had to endure tough resistance from the Danish formidable pair, Mathias Boe and Carsten Morgensen, before making it into the final.

The world number six pair, who won the game 19-21, 21-11, 26-24, after an hour and 22 minutes gruelling match, is to set a date with South Korean pair Baek Choel Shin/Yeon Seong Yoo.

Another Malaysian doubles, Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying, on the other hand, was crushed by top seed Xu Chen and Ma Jin of China 7-21, 16-21 in the mixed doubles tie.